UKM Researchers Build Smallest Antenna Nano Satellite
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBANGI: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) researchers, Prof Dr Mohammad Tariqul Islam, Prof Dr Norbahiah Misran and Dr Mohd Fais Mansor created history when they successfully designed the smallest satellite antenna, the Nano Satellite Antenna, CubeSat. The patch antenna was launched on July 7, 2017, together with the JAXA’s KIBO robot for an ISS experiment, from […]
Three GM potatoes approved in Canada
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHREE types of genetically modified potatoes developed by J.R. Simplot Co. to resist the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine are safe for the environment and safe to eat, Canadian officials said recently. [ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3,5″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ] The approval means the potatoes can be imported, planted and sold in Canada. The Idaho-based company […]
R & D – Way forward with Monash Malaysia
Reading Time: 5 minutesPURSUING EXCELLENT TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH Solid research initiatives can create powerful societal impact by addressing and finding solutions to global challenges and contribute towards the betterment of the community and the world. Since its inception in 1998, Monash University Malaysia has continued to strengthen its research capabilities to become a leading research-led education institution that nurtures, […]
He sowed good seeds for harvests of plenty
Reading Time: 2 minutesBADRINARAYAN RAMULAL BARWALE who turned Jalna, an otherwise nondescript district in Maharashtra, into the epicentre of the Indian seeds industry, breathed his last in Mumbai recently. Barwale, who was 86, founded India’s first private seed company, Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company Pvt Ltd (Mahyco), in 1964, and remained its chairman till his end. Widely regarded as […]
Another good reason to drink coffee
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHERE’S another reason to start the day with a cup of joe: Scientists have found that people who drink coffee appear to live longer. Drinking coffee was associated with a lower risk of death due to heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, and respiratory and kidney disease for African-Americans, Japanese-Americans, Latinos and whites. People who consumed […]
Everyday chemicals linked to chronic disease in men
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCHEMICALS found in everyday plastics materials are linked to cardiovascular disease, type-2 diabetes and high blood pressure in men, according to Australian researchers. Researchers from the University of Adelaide and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) investigated the independent association between chronic diseases among men and concentrations of potentially harmful chemicals known […]
First GM salmon sold in Canada
Reading Time: 2 minutesGENETICALLY modified salmon has reached the dinner tables in Canada. The supermarkets in the country have become the first in the world to stock the GM fish. About five tonnes of GM salmon have been sold in the country in recent months, as reavealed by AquaBounty Technologies, the company in Maynard, Massachusetts, that developed the […]
Verdezyne breaks ground in Johor
Reading Time: 2 minutesNUSAJAYA, JOHOR: Verdezyne Inc., a synthetic biology company producing biobased chemicals, announced recently that a groundbreaking ceremony was held on July 30 for its VerdePalm plant, Verdezyne’s first commercial-scale renewable chemicals manufacturing facility, at the Bio-XCell premier biotechnology and ecosystem park in Nusajaya, Iskandar, in southern Malaysia. The new facility is designed to produce biobased […]
AgTech and FinTech
Reading Time: 4 minutesNew drivers to boost millenial agriculture Many digital tools are fast being developed to aid farmers, and there is also an explosion of knowledge on how to best use such tools for specific situations.New media is now becoming available to convey such knowledge to farmers. Agricultural technology (agtech) through its portfolio of new technologies and new […]
Can wastewater be the solution to fight drug-resistant bugs?
Reading Time: 2 minutesMUNICIPAL WASTEWATER may become a key ally in the fight against antibiotic-resistant disease-causing bacteria and fungi, a new study at Stellenbosch University (SU) found. “Certain bacteria in municipal wastewater produce antimicrobial compounds or biosurfactants that can help prevent the growth of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms which cause serious infections in humans,” says Dr Thando Ndlovu a postdoctoral […]